Should Be Grateful To Cyclists

Instead of praising police for ticketing a bicyclist, letter writer Helen Lehmann [Sept. 19, "Glad To See BicyclistTicketed"] might want to thank bicyclists for getting from here to there without polluting her air, creating more congestion on her roads, keeping physically fit and making no noise in her world.

She might consider that passing cars in breakdown lanes at lights is not to get ahead of them, but rather just to get through a light without getting killed. If she ever ventured to ride a bicycle rather than drive, she might feel the difference in starting a bicycle from a stop versus starting an automobile from a stop. Every time one sees a bicyclist on the road, thank them for not being another car. Give them some respect and realize that you and your car will get to your destination just fine if you just slow down.